Comments on: Query Saturdays: Call for Submissions http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fquery-saturdays-call-for-submissions%2F&seed_title=Query+Saturdays%3A+Call+for+Submissions Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ciar Cullen http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fquery-saturdays-call-for-submissions%2F&seed_title=Query+Saturdays%3A+Call+for+Submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-117197 Ciar Cullen Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:12:01 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/01/05/query-saturdays-call-for-submissions/#comment-117197 Why does it always tell me I've already voted? It's like some web-based MPD thing. I wonder if I voted the same way before. I wouldn't try it because I don't want my precious ideas stolen. Yeah, right. Why does it always tell me I’ve already voted? It’s like some web-based MPD thing. I wonder if I voted the same way before. I wouldn’t try it because I don’t want my precious ideas stolen. Yeah, right.

]]> By: Jane http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fquery-saturdays-call-for-submissions%2F&seed_title=Query+Saturdays%3A+Call+for+Submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-117179 Jane Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:24:09 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/01/05/query-saturdays-call-for-submissions/#comment-117179 I think that would be great Ms. Smith, but of course we would view you as a "reader" too. Right? I think that would be great Ms. Smith, but of course we would view you as a “reader” too. Right?

]]> By: Kathryn S http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fquery-saturdays-call-for-submissions%2F&seed_title=Query+Saturdays%3A+Call+for+Submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-117153 Kathryn S Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:25:04 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/01/05/query-saturdays-call-for-submissions/#comment-117153 So, is it alright if authors read the queries and give feedback? I approached my first query letter (which I no longer have) like a letter of introduction. It's really hard for me to puff myself up (honestly!) so the hardest part was making my book sound like something an editor would really want to see. What if it failed to meet expectations? Anyway, the first paragraph was a little about myself and why I was writing to them. The second paragraph was all about the book -- short and packed with a lot about the conflict and the relationship. The third paragraph was about my writing experience, background, etc. Other people have much more exciting templates, but I think the most important part of any letter is to get across the central conflict and romance of the book. And kudos to everyone who submits! I'm not sure I'd ever be brave enough to do so -- even after having 14 books published! lol. So, is it alright if authors read the queries and give feedback?

I approached my first query letter (which I no longer have) like a letter of introduction. It’s really hard for me to puff myself up (honestly!) so the hardest part was making my book sound like something an editor would really want to see. What if it failed to meet expectations? Anyway, the first paragraph was a little about myself and why I was writing to them. The second paragraph was all about the book — short and packed with a lot about the conflict and the relationship. The third paragraph was about my writing experience, background, etc. Other people have much more exciting templates, but I think the most important part of any letter is to get across the central conflict and romance of the book.

And kudos to everyone who submits! I’m not sure I’d ever be brave enough to do so — even after having 14 books published! lol.

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